Regimental number | 2016 |
Place of birth | Edinburgh Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Lawson, Earl Street, Albany, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Father: 20957 Sapper Robert LAWSON, 6th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918; Brothers: 2015 Pte Irvine LAWSON, 16th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); 920 Pte Robert LAWSON, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 2 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |